2:33 PM,
Apr. 24, 2013

Rush hour traffic moves north on I-69 the 96th Street bridge while crossing over from Marion County to Hamilton County.

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After nearly two years of sharp declines, traffic congestion in the USA is on the rise again, thanks largely to an improving economy.

Indianapolis rode right in the middle at 49th on the list of 100 cities with traffic congestion, INRIX, a Kirkland, Wash.-based firm that provides traffic information and driver services, says in its annual Traffic Scorecard, which will be published Wednesday.

For the first three months this year, national traffic congestion is up 4% compared with the same time last year, INRIX said ...